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Stinky Bathrooms Ltd is thinking about relocating their warehouse to the outskirts of North London.
Stinky Bathrooms sells bathroom furniture including bathroom suites (sinks, baths, showers and toilets) and bathroom accessories (taps, radiators, shelves toilet roll holders, etc), as well as spare parts for when things break!
The outline planning permission limits the building height to 12m
In order to be sure of selecting the best design the company has instigated a design competition as part of the tendering process. The Company has issued the following data and guidance to all competitors
Sales data
The products are categorised into 3 categories: bathroom accessories
Category
Sales
£/cu.m
Number of SKUs
Weeks stock
Bathroom Accessories
30M
500
1000
4 weeks
Bathroom Suits
30M
100
1000
3 weeks
Spare parts
5M
1000
50000
12 weeks
Supply chain description
Inbound Logistics
The company receives inbound deliveries from 2 sources:
70 % of bathroom suites are sourced from the Far East, and 20% from Europe and the remainder from the UK.
50% of the bathroom accessories are sourced from the UK, 30% from Europe and 20% from the Far East
Spare parts are 100% sourced from the Far East.
Pallet configurations of inbound product (single SKU) permit a pallet cube of 1.44 cu.m
All inbound deliveries from the UK and Europe are palletised. Deliveries from the Far east are not palletised.
Outbound Logistics
70% (by value) of outbound deliveries are destined for the firm’s retail outlets which are predominantly located in the south of England. The remaining 30% (by value) are supplied to small independent retailers distributed evenly across the UK
Location
Ownership
Distance (Miles)
Edinburgh
Independent
392
Glasgow
Own
390
Exeter
Independent
208
Liverpool
Independent
199
Manchester
Own
187
Leeds
Independent
173
Bristol
Own
131
Birmingham
Own
105
Ipswich
Independent
82.8
Gatwick
Own
75
Cambridge
Own
60
Milton Keynes
Own
42
Bluewater
Own
41
Regent street
Own
30
Welwyn Garden City
Own
5
All stores are to be delivered to by 10:00am (despatched same day or day before) and are open for 360 days per year and within this constraint 7 days per week
All outbound despatches are palletised.
Outbound pallet configurations permit pallet cubes of 1.15 cu.m
Operations
The warehouse operates 7 days per week and closes for 1 week over Christmas
This data should be used calculate staffing levels
Order structure
Category
Order size (order liners per order)
Own
Independent
Bathroom Accessories
25
10
Bathroom Suites
8
3
Spare parts
50
30
Quantities per Orderline
Category
Quantities
Cases
Eaches
Own
Independent
Own
Independent
Bathroom Accessories
5
1
10
5
Bathroom Suites
0
0
3
3
Spare parts
0
0
50
30
Bathroom suites
14
days
1000
SKU
833
cu.m
Fast
Medium
Slow
15%
SKU
35%
SKU
50%
SKU
50%
cu.m
35%
cu.m
15%
cu.m
150
SKU
350
SKU
500
SKU